Edouard Cherix
Édouard Cherix (born October 26, 1809 in Bex ; † February 10, 1876 ibid) was a Swiss politician . From 1854 to 1857 he was a member of the National Council.
biography
Cherix, the son of a farmer, was an assessor at the Magistrate's Court from 1841 to 1846. In the military he was in command of the second district from 1845 to 1859, from 1853 to 1864 as a lieutenant colonel in the general staff and from 1859 to 1861 as chief judge. Cherix was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud in 1842 as a candidate for the Liberals , of which he was a member until 1849. In the years 1846/47 and 1855 to 1857 he was mayor of Bex.
Cherix ran in the National Council elections in 1854 and was elected in the Vaud-East constituency. Three years later, he clearly missed re-election. In 1862/63 he sat again in the Grand Council. He bequeathed the Grand'Fontaine estate, which he had inherited from his father, to the Bex community poor. She still runs a nursing home there today.
Web links
- Patrick de Leonardis: Cherix, Édouard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cherix, Édouard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bex |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1876 |
| Place of death | Bex |